Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology Revision Guide (2nd Edition)

Description

Get your best grades with this exam-focused text that will guide you through the content and skills you need to prepare for the big day.

Manage your own revision with step-by-step support from experienced examiner and author Mary Jones. This guide also includes a Questions and Answers section with exam-style questions, student’s answers for each question, and examiner comments to ensure you’re exam-ready.

Key Features

• Plan and pace your revision with the revision planner
• Use the expert tips to clarify key points
• Avoid making typical mistakes with expert advice
• Test yourself with end-of-topic questions and answers and tick off each topic as you complete it
• Practise your exam skills with exam-style questions and answers

Table of Contents

1. AS: topics
   1. Cell structure
   2. Biological molecules
   3. Enzymes
   4. Cell membranes and transport
   5. The mitotic cell cycle
   6. Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
   7. Transport in plants
   8. Transport in mammals
   9. Gas exchange and smoking
   10. Infectious disease
   11. Immunity
   12. AS: experimental skills and investigations
   13. AS: exam-style questions and answers
2. A level: topics
   1. Energy and respiration
   2. Photosynthesis
   3. Homeostasis
   4. Control and coordination
   5. Inherited change
   6. Selection and evolution
   7. Biodiversity, classification and conservation
   8. Genetic technology
   9. A level: experimental skills and investigations
   10. A level: exam-style questions and answers
3. Now test yourself: answers

Author Biography

Mary Jones is a senior examiner with CIE and has many years’ experience publishing textbooks for this market with Cambridge University Press